[Gail Norusis]

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Hi Adele,
Your village is so cute! I always loved that Dept. 56 stuff. You can get really detailed if you have room to store all the stuff. Nan and I used to go to a store that had huge displays of it for each season. That store had every collectible imaginable-but when collecting things started to go out of fashion it closed down. I’ll bet there were some good close out sales there. Speaking of Nan when we went shopping I found a headband with a little witches hat and some cute Halloween glasses for the kids to wear. Then we went to Ulta and I helped Nan pick out some new makeup with my QVC expertise.
The concert at the Rest Home went well-there were about 175 people there and Greg’s tooth was better so that he could sing well.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

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All I can say is check your spam. I have added QF to my contacts three times now and the notifications still go to spam. It is probably my computer. That’s okay. I can figure it out.

[Gail Norusis]

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Hi Colleen,
When I make lasagna if I am not having the kids over I actually cut it in half and wrap the second half in foil and freeze it for a later date. So it’s make it once eat it twice-the perfect meal! lol
I’m so glad that you got that ghost with vest set. I thought it was so cute but I already have a ghost tee so it seemed kind of redundant to get that one too-even though I thought it was really cute. I got a email saying all Quacker was on 4 ez pays today. That was unusual as they don’t have a lot of ezpay.
We are too far apart here also for kids to trick or treat. That’s why we go to Jenny’s and help her take her kids out. I found a cute headband with a little witches hat on it to wear this year. I already had one with a spider on it so now I can switch off.
I have some women with Control pants and I think Barbara does too. Not all of them have that big tummy control band- you would have to look online at the different styles. Some of them have a wide waistband and some have a little thin one so there are many different styles to choose from. I size up just because of the 14% spandex. Plus even their petites seem kind of long on me. My favorite dressier pull on pats were a ponte knit by the old Modern Soul line. I think they are a little dressier and nicer looking that the WWC. I think perhaps Liz Claiborn has something similar now on the Q-if I find an item number I will pass it on to you.
I wish Victor hadn’t gotten voted off DWTS either. He was trying so hard. Somehow I think maybe the voters will keep Gary on for awhile just for the novelty. They usually do that with someone who isn’t very good. I really enjoyed the night with the pros getting to talk about their backgrounds. I think I knew Gary had a little kid because I think he may have been on an episode of Celebrity Wife Swap. One of my guilty pleasures. lol
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

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Hi Barbara,
I’m glad Neal and Jerry are feeling better. Neal must have been sick if he was off for a week. When is everyone heading for Florida? I hope you have some snapshots of Neal with his bare butt and cowboy boots. Obviously those were his most important piece of attire. Those little naked butts running around were so cute.
Don’t feel bad I always have to go through the pantry and throw away things with expired dates. We just don’t use things as quickly as we used to. Plus Greg never checks dates on anything so I have to try and keep up on it so he doesn’t eat something and make himself sick.
Greg’s tooth was better so he was good to sing at the Retirement Community last night. One of The Choirboys mother lives there so she was in her glory having her son sing in front of all of her friends-even when you are in your 60’s your mother is still proud of you. How sweet is that.
I missed them showing Joan’s original Bee pin. I know that she has a collection of invaluable Fabrege pieces. I would love to see those.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

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Hi Adele,
That is funny about Bobby being the Cookie Monster and being afraid of the Count. I always loved Sesame Street and it’s messages. My sister gives Sesame Street part of the credit for her son being a genius. When he was born he was breech and it took awhile to turn him(this was before they did C sections at the drop of a hat and she probably should have had one). Anyway he had seizures after he was born probably from lack of oxygen and they weren’t sure if he suffered any brain damage or not. It was suggested that he be given lots of intellectual stimulation and besides having tons of books and things read to him he was shown Sesame Street as it started at just about that time. Anyway, my sister gives the show credit for him not only- not being brain damaged- but ending up with a genius IQ.
Since you caught Big Bang Theory I have to ask did Penny back out of the marriage after finding out about Leonard and that other girl? I’m so pissed that I missed that! Big Bang is one of my favorites-I love The Nerd boys they are so funny. Now if Gary doesn’t laugh at them he does need to buy a sense of humor. lol I did enjoy all my sitcoms last night. I didn’t like The Goldbergs right away but they have grown on me and I thought Blackish was funny from the very beginning. There was a sitcom on last year with the woman who played Roseanne’s sister(and Sheldon’s mother come to think of it) and John Ritter’s son called I think The Murphy’s that I thought was pretty good but it got dropped. We’ll see which programs stick and which stay this season. I think I only have three dramas left-Gray’s Anatomy, The Blacklist and The Good Wife. We’ll see how long I stick to my idea of not getting invested in any new dramas. lol
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

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Hi Cynthia,
I’m sorry that you feel the need to leave the group because of the lack of notifications. They have been trying to fix that. Now I am getting notifications again but they are going to my spam-so I just added QF to my contacts list-we’ll see what happens. The rest of us have just been coming and checking the website daily to see the other postings. There are so few people that come on here that many times none of the new discussions have any responses. Those of us who come on regularly mostly just check the monthly discussion topic-so if you have started other topics most people just don’t see them. We will miss your participation as we always felt-the more the merrier. If you have decided not to come back I want to wish you much health and happiness in your future.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

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Hi Colleen,
Over a week is a long time to wait for a doctor appointment. That is different that he won’t let the NP’s do anything. If I have something that I know I will just need an antibiotic for I just go to the NP and they are allowed to prescribe meds and order tests just like the regular doctor. If it seems like it might be something more complicated then I want to see the regular doctor.
You know they still sell latch hook kits at Michaels and Hobby Lobby and in several needlework catalogs that I get in the mail. Plus you can find just about anything online now.
Our pool closes here on weekdays as soon as the kids go back to school and then it closes completely after Labor Day. Most of the lifeguards are students so when the schools start most of the life guards are gone too. Is today the first official day of fall?
We have had a Kuereg for a long time and we love it. If you ever want to use Kcups Greg and I think the Kirkland ones are really good. That was a good deal that you got.
We watched the football game until the third quarter on Sunday and since the Bears were doing so bad Nan and I left to go shopping. We ended up going to Ulta because I needed something from there. Nan was looking for some new makeup-she wears very minimal-so I was able to help her with all my QVC hair and makeup expertise. After 25 years I think I have tried it all. After that we went over to Von Mauers and looked at all their stuff. They have beautiful things but quite pricey and when I look at their clothes I really don’t see anything that much different or better than what I can get on the Q. But it’s fun to look as they have a lot of the upscale brands of jewelry and clothing. They also had out a lot of their fall and Christmas décor which is so pretty.
Greg is getting his root canal stuff finished off today so I hope that he is done with his problems and is a okay.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

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Hi Adele,
Doesn’t the cooler weather feel good? I feel sorry for poor Keo on DWTS-it seems like his partner always gets kicked off right at the beginning. He won’t want to come back if that keeps on happening. That was interesting when he told Chaka Khan that he was a prince in his native country. That reminded me that when I was in high school we had a foreign exchange student from Uganda and she was a princess in her country. I often wondered afterward how her family survived all the upheaval that came to that country in later years.
I hope JJ likes scouting. I was a cub scout leader when Brent was in Scouts. Then when they went to Boy Scouts all the leaders were men-except for one woman and her husband. I guess because they do more camping out in the Boy Scouts women were not really welcome and personally I was glad to hand it over to the men at that point. Several of Brent’s friends got their Eagle Scout badge and that’s still a big deal as they consider that a plus on resumes and college applications. I wished that Brent would have followed through and gotten his but he lost interest at some point. My Dad(even though he was no longer alive) would have been so thrilled-he always wanted to be an Eagle Scout but had to drop out of school and work to help the family.
I don’t watch the dramas on Thursdays other than Grey’s Anatomy. I’m trying not to get invested in any new shows as it seems like all the singing and dancing shows take up so much of my time. I wonder when the Blacklist is coming back? I’m mad because I had The Voice and DWTS recording last night and I forgot to watch the new Big Bang theory in real time so I missed the season opener. We really need to get the Hopper so all the regular programs will record automatically. lol
I think the perfect Halloween costume for Bobby should be a Cookie Monster costume. lol
We used to go to country auctions all the time around here. Then a lot of the antique dealers started coming too and they always seemed to have much more money to spend than we did. We haven’t been to one for years now but they were fun.
Gail

[Gail Norusis]

in reply to: It's Fall! Let's Celebrate Cooler Temperatures and Spectacular Fall Foliage. #15196

Hi Christine,
Good to hear from you. I am not familiar with a Morphy Richards mixer either. It sounds like a nice machine. That’s cool that you get to keep it.
It sounds like Patch is doing well and you are getting along with his training. A dog is such a treasure but a young dog can be exhausting.
It sounds like Gary Busey is making the rounds of all the reality shows. He was on two Celebrity Apprentices, Celebrity Big Brother UK and US and now DWTS. He was in a bad motorcycle accident back in the 80’s I think. He wasn’t wearing a helmet and did have brain damage so I guess that accounts for his goofiness. He certainly is not an easy guy to keep on task. His partner will earn her salary-that’s for sure. He probably won’t be on that long.
Gail

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